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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Nov 26, 2011 5:52 pm

Seriously debating Rage.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Fri Dec 23, 2011 11:36 am

You have an hour and a half left to get Torchlight for $3.74.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Fri Dec 23, 2011 4:33 pm

I just pulled the trigger on 3 games and Torchlight was one of them (I'll probably never get to playing it for any length of time).

Picked up Torchlight, Limbo and Blur, for a grand total of $11.xx

I'll consider Rage when it's $10 or less. And speaking of $10 or less, I'm slightly bent out of shape about missing Portal 2 for $7.49. Oh well, it's not like it won't be that price again in a couple of months or so.
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Fri Dec 23, 2011 7:48 pm

Rage for $15. deal. purchased and downloading now.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Fri Dec 23, 2011 9:44 pm

I'm finding that the better deals are outside of Steam this year. I got Dragon Age 2 for $5 on Direct2Drive and Deus Ex: Human Revolution for $10 on Amazon. Deus Ex is activated on Steam.

The problem with the Steam sales these days is that the Thanksgiving sale kind of spoils it. There's no sales that we haven't seen before.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:08 pm

I don't know, Arkam City 50% was nice. And Space Marines for 50% of was OK too (I got that one). But it's a lot of the same games time and time again (Has Just Cause 2 ever NOT gone on sale during this?).
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Fri Dec 23, 2011 10:30 pm

TurtlePerson2 wrote:
I'm finding that the better deals are outside of Steam this year. I got Dragon Age 2 for $5 on Direct2Drive and Deus Ex: Human Revolution for $10 on Amazon. Deus Ex is activated on Steam.

The problem with the Steam sales these days is that the Thanksgiving sale kind of spoils it. There's no sales that we haven't seen before.

Thanks for pointing out the Deus Ex deal on Amazon. just picked that up too. still 39 on steam.

Got:
Rage for $15.
Bulletstorm $10
Deus Ex: hr $10

and my holiday shopping is now done.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 11:44 am

I picked up Saints Row the Third for 30% off. I was going to buy it anyway, and this just clinched it.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:10 pm

http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for $40.19 - go get it.
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:20 pm

JustAnEngineer wrote:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for $40.19 - go get it.



I used to love Steam sales then I took an...
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:28 pm

Very surprised that Skyrim is on sale. I would have never guessed that they would discount it this soon.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 1:52 pm

Can anyone comment on Hard Reset? It looks kind of interesting, but I haven't heard much about it.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:24 pm

Borderlands for $5?
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:53 pm

Plants vs. Zombies for $3.39:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3590/


MadManOriginal wrote:
Borderlands for $5?
Borderlands GOTY for $7.49 is a good deal:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sat Dec 24, 2011 4:05 pm

mwhwhahahaha Space Marines is FUN.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Dec 26, 2011 1:37 pm

danny e. wrote:
TurtlePerson2 wrote:
I'm finding that the better deals are outside of Steam this year. I got Dragon Age 2 for $5 on Direct2Drive and Deus Ex: Human Revolution for $10 on Amazon. Deus Ex is activated on Steam.

The problem with the Steam sales these days is that the Thanksgiving sale kind of spoils it. There's no sales that we haven't seen before.

Thanks for pointing out the Deus Ex deal on Amazon. just picked that up too. still 39 on steam.

Got:
Rage for $15.
Bulletstorm $10
Deus Ex: hr $10

and my holiday shopping is now done.

funny how I'd forgotten about all the RAGE issues. instantly crashed when attempting to start.

I guess it's time to update the drivers that work perfectly fine for EVERY OTHER GAME OUT THERE. at least the ones I've tried... which is a couple. ;)

Edit:
I've come to the very quick conclusion that Rage is a steaming pile of cat poop. The kind with tapeworms in it.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Dec 26, 2011 4:18 pm

So far I've gotten:

Skyrim
Alice: Madness Returns

Pretty happy with both of those being on sale so soon as both were on my wishlist anyway. :)
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:04 pm

I don't remember seeing it earlier in the sale, but Batman: Arkham City is on sale for $24.99 right now.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Sun Jan 01, 2012 10:09 pm

It was previously offered on 12/21. Today's deals are a reprise of some of the most popular ones. The sale ends in just 15 hours.
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:10 am

First time I've ever really taken advantage of steam sales.

Bought MW3
Assassin's creed 2
Mafia 2
Far cry 2
All the fallout NV DLC
GTA4

all for under 70 bucks total. Pretty solid haul. My gaming schedule will be booked for months.
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:12 am

JustAnEngineer wrote:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/72850/
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim for $40.19 - go get it.


Same deal is back on, 10 hours left.
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Jan 02, 2012 2:41 am

cynan wrote:
Picked up Torchlight, Limbo and Blur, for a grand total of $11.xx

Blur caught me by surprise, I bought it, played it, and I can honestly say I'm appalled.

I'm appalled that customers let the company run out of business. This game is amazing. I loathe "generic" racing games (any of the DIRT/GRID/CAPSLOCK/Formula 1 or any other sort), but Blur got me back into racing after so many years of being bored by it.
Now I recommend the game at every chance I get. I picked up about 10 games or so, but Blur was, by far, the most played.



Other junk includes:
- Just Cause, Just Cause 2 + all DLC
- Penumbra complete pack + Amnesia
- Metro 2033
- Prototype
- From Dust
- Universe Sandbox
- Terraria
- Lugaru HD (this was on sale too, but only bought it out of curiosity due to the Overgrowth thread here. I've given it an honest shot, but I have to tell this is the only game that's sincerely bad. Bad. Bad, in every sense of the word and I hope they straighten it out by Overgrowth's release.)
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Jan 02, 2012 3:06 am

Portal 2 $7.49 (naturally less than the sale price I paid and I haven't played it yet :))
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:09 am

TurtlePerson2 wrote:
Can anyone comment on Hard Reset? It looks kind of interesting, but I haven't heard much about it.


I loved it. Good, reasonably fast paced action. Don't expect much of a story, but its fun, and worth a play if you like non-war-simulator FPS's.
 
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Re: Holiday Steam Sale 2011

Mon Jan 02, 2012 5:26 am

mikehodges2 wrote:
TurtlePerson2 wrote:
Can anyone comment on Hard Reset? It looks kind of interesting, but I haven't heard much about it.

I loved it. Good, reasonably fast paced action. Don't expect much of a story, but its fun, and worth a play if you like non-war-simulator FPS's.

It's kind of like Serious Sam on techno-crack, with slightly less weapon separation. You go along levels and push stuff, then once in a while, a bunch of poo rolls in and you're forced to circle strafe, prioritise targets, and sit on the fire button in general.

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